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Share global methane emissions in Austria

Austria: Share global methane emissions was 0.0992 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0992
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
104th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2781
in 1871
All-time low
0.0992
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Austria, 1850–2024

00.10.20.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Austria stood at 0.0992. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Austria peaked at 0.2781 in 1871 and was at its lowest, 0.0992, in 2024.

Austria ranks 104th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Austria, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.272 —
1851 0.2729 +0.3%
1852 0.2736 +0.2%
1853 0.274 +0.2%
1854 0.2733 -0.3%
1855 0.2739 +0.2%
1856 0.2741 +0.1%
1857 0.2749 +0.3%
1858 0.2762 +0.5%
1859 0.2757 -0.2%
1860 0.2753 -0.1%
1861 0.2757 +0.2%
1862 0.2764 +0.3%
1863 0.2761 -0.1%
1864 0.2757 -0.1%
1865 0.2758 +0.0%
1866 0.2752 -0.2%
1867 0.276 +0.3%
1868 0.2769 +0.3%
1869 0.2769 +0.0%
1870 0.2777 +0.3%
1871 0.2781 +0.2%
1872 0.2768 -0.5%
1873 0.2764 -0.2%
1874 0.2771 +0.3%
1875 0.276 -0.4%
1876 0.2762 +0.1%
1877 0.276 -0.1%
1878 0.2762 +0.1%
1879 0.2759 -0.1%
1880 0.278 +0.8%
1881 0.2737 -1.6%
1882 0.2728 -0.3%
1883 0.2718 -0.3%
1884 0.2718 -0.0%
1885 0.272 +0.1%
1886 0.2717 -0.1%
1887 0.2709 -0.3%
1888 0.2689 -0.8%
1889 0.2691 +0.1%
1890 0.2671 -0.8%
1891 0.2672 +0.0%
1892 0.2676 +0.2%
1893 0.2697 +0.8%
1894 0.2693 -0.1%
1895 0.2688 -0.2%
1896 0.2689 +0.0%
1897 0.2686 -0.1%
1898 0.268 -0.2%
1899 0.2661 -0.7%
1900 0.2654 -0.3%
1901 0.2651 -0.1%
1902 0.2646 -0.2%
1903 0.2625 -0.8%
1904 0.2632 +0.2%
1905 0.2625 -0.2%
1906 0.2619 -0.2%
1907 0.2597 -0.8%
1908 0.2651 +2.1%
1909 0.2607 -1.7%
1910 0.2624 +0.7%
1911 0.2571 -2.0%
1912 0.2538 -1.3%
1913 0.2499 -1.5%
1914 0.2495 -0.2%
1915 0.2447 -1.9%
1916 0.2346 -4.1%
1917 0.2294 -2.2%
1918 0.2289 -0.2%
1919 0.2301 +0.5%
1920 0.2251 -2.2%
1921 0.2307 +2.5%
1922 0.2266 -1.8%
1923 0.2201 -2.9%
1924 0.2188 -0.6%
1925 0.2173 -0.7%
1926 0.2173 +0.0%
1927 0.2124 -2.3%
1928 0.2119 -0.2%
1929 0.2087 -1.5%
1930 0.2084 -0.1%
1931 0.2092 +0.4%
1932 0.2089 -0.2%
1933 0.2055 -1.6%
1934 0.2005 -2.4%
1935 0.1971 -1.7%
1936 0.1944 -1.4%
1937 0.1931 -0.6%
1938 0.1936 +0.3%
1939 0.1926 -0.5%
1940 0.1914 -0.6%
1941 0.1949 +1.8%
1942 0.1993 +2.2%
1943 0.202 +1.3%
1944 0.2055 +1.7%
1945 0.2139 +4.1%
1946 0.2178 +1.8%
1947 0.2204 +1.2%
1948 0.2279 +3.4%
1949 0.2347 +3.0%
1950 0.2351 +0.2%
1951 0.2363 +0.5%
1952 0.2384 +0.9%
1953 0.2402 +0.8%
1954 0.2433 +1.3%
1955 0.2419 -0.5%
1956 0.2422 +0.1%
1957 0.2435 +0.5%
1958 0.2452 +0.7%
1959 0.242 -1.3%
1960 0.2439 +0.8%
1961 0.2471 +1.3%
1962 0.2527 +2.3%
1963 0.2533 +0.2%
1964 0.2476 -2.3%
1965 0.2475 -0.0%
1966 0.2465 -0.4%
1967 0.252 +2.2%
1968 0.2532 +0.5%
1969 0.2502 -1.2%
1970 0.2409 -3.7%
1971 0.2462 +2.2%
1972 0.2402 -2.4%
1973 0.2369 -1.4%
1974 0.2384 +0.6%
1975 0.2333 -2.1%
1976 0.2283 -2.1%
1977 0.2258 -1.1%
1978 0.2252 -0.3%
1979 0.2219 -1.4%
1980 0.2218 -0.0%
1981 0.2264 +2.0%
1982 0.2266 +0.1%
1983 0.2258 -0.4%
1984 0.2265 +0.3%
1985 0.2257 -0.3%
1986 0.2218 -1.7%
1987 0.2169 -2.2%
1988 0.2152 -0.8%
1989 0.2047 -4.9%
1990 0.2013 -1.6%
1991 0.2024 +0.5%
1992 0.1966 -2.8%
1993 0.1915 -2.6%
1994 0.1827 -4.6%
1995 0.1729 -5.4%
1996 0.1679 -2.9%
1997 0.1637 -2.5%
1998 0.1609 -1.7%
1999 0.1588 -1.3%
2000 0.153 -3.7%
2001 0.1519 -0.7%
2002 0.1521 +0.1%
2003 0.1555 +2.3%
2004 0.1378 -11.3%
2005 0.1335 -3.2%
2006 0.1294 -3.1%
2007 0.1251 -3.3%
2008 0.1224 -2.2%
2009 0.1213 -0.9%
2010 0.1208 -0.5%
2011 0.1148 -4.9%
2012 0.1112 -3.1%
2013 0.1132 +1.8%
2014 0.1102 -2.7%
2015 0.1054 -4.3%
2016 0.1055 +0.1%
2017 0.106 +0.5%
2018 0.1044 -1.6%
2019 0.1032 -1.1%
2020 0.1034 +0.2%
2021 0.1037 +0.3%
2022 0.1005 -3.1%
2023 0.0997 -0.8%
2024 0.0992 -0.5%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.0992 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0876, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.0992 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0901, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2741 0.272 0.2762 10
1860s 0.276 0.2752 0.2769 10
1870s 0.2766 0.2759 0.2781 10
1880s 0.2721 0.2689 0.278 10
1890s 0.2681 0.2661 0.2697 10
1900s 0.2631 0.2597 0.2654 10
1910s 0.244 0.2289 0.2624 10
1920s 0.2189 0.2087 0.2307 10
1930s 0.2003 0.1926 0.2092 10
1940s 0.2108 0.1914 0.2347 10
1950s 0.2408 0.2351 0.2452 10
1960s 0.2494 0.2439 0.2533 10
1970s 0.2337 0.2219 0.2462 10
1980s 0.2211 0.2047 0.2266 10
1990s 0.1799 0.1588 0.2024 10
2000s 0.1382 0.1213 0.1555 10
2010s 0.1095 0.1032 0.1208 10
2020s 0.1013 0.0992 0.1037 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 101 Denmark 0.1094 compare
  2. 102 Greece 0.1041 compare
  3. 103 Mauritania 0.0992 compare
  4. 105 Hungary 0.0987 compare
  5. 106 Honduras 0.0955 compare
  6. 107 Haiti 0.0937 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Austria?
Share global methane emissions in Austria was 0.0992 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2781 in 1871.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0992 in 2024.
How does Austria rank for share global methane emissions?
Austria ranks 104th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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